Got these Fortitude 3s over the weekend at the specialty running shoe store. It was asics weekend so I got 20% off. They're the only store in my area that has an Asics gold account, so only they can get these shoes. Can't get them online, and especially not in a 16 4E. The fortitudes are built for huge people with normal foot mechanics (not flat feet or fallen arches or whatever), so they feel fantastic. It's like I'm on a cloud. And the toebox is bigger so no more ingrown toenails that the Nimbuses were giving me. I think I'm too heavy to wear their Nimbus shoe. I was probably bottoming out that gel-cradled heel. These new Fortitudes have more of a cush feeling than a spongy clod.
I also got a look at the Gold catalog and saw the new Fortitude 4s due out this June. They look so much better. It's really about time they updated the aesthetics of the upper because the first three are a little goofy looking. I'll be getting a pair of those the next time the store has a sale. They also had the brand new Nimbuses that aren't even available or listed anywhere else. They looked neat but after skipping the Fortitude 2s for a Nimbus 10 and now wearing these 3s again, I don't think I'll go back.